Green steel deal must not axe thousands of jobs
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Everything you need to know about RAAC
What is RAAC, why is it dangerous, where is it found, and what should be done about it?
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TUC Summer Patrol 2023 – on the streets of Leeds and York
Over two days and across two cities, young trade union activists from across the movement came together for the TUC Summer Patrol, engaging young precarious workers in the retail and hospitality industry.
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The evolution of the TUC Solidarity Hub project and supporting industrial action
We are now nine months in from the official launch of the TUC Solidarity Hub project which was born during one of the greatest waves of industrial action in recent memory. The project was designed to help bring together the TUC’s support for unions eng…Read more…
An alarming rise in the number of BME workers in insecure work
Since 2011 we have seen soaring rates of insecure work among Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) workers.
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Artificial intelligence is cleverer than you, workers told
New technology is being forced on workers without consent. But trade union members are determined to resist the negative aspects of artificial intelligence.
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The law on flexible work is changing – here’s what your employer needs to do
Find out about the latest changes and what your employer should be doing next.
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Investigating how AI is understood and impacting Welsh workers and trade unionists
Wales TUC are looking into how AI is affecting workers across different sectors, and how trade unionists are managing the increasing roll out of data-driven technologies. Is tech threatening your job or terms and conditions?
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We need a green rep in every workplace
We’re in an emergency. Global warming is not under control and the UK is not on track to meet its emissions commitments. What’s more, there are no credible plans to get us out of this crisis.
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TUC Summer Patrol 2023 – Our Experience on patrol in Norway
On Monday (24 July) the TUC Yorkshire & the Humber and TUC Wales will launch its Summer Patrol project 2023.
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It’s time to end the pay disparity that penalises disabled workers
Disabled people are more at risk of having to make the difficult decision between heating and eating.
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Three charts on trade union membership
This is the first in a series of blogs exploring how unions can organise in 2023.
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Unions court win means agency workers can no longer be used to break strike action
Unions have scored an important win against the government’s attacks on trade unions. The High Court has quashed a legal change that ministers made last year that allowed employment agencies to supply workers to replace those on strike.
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Black Activist Development Programme – Online Taster Session (2023)
On Thursday, 22nd June we held our first build-up event ahead of the launch of the TUC Yorkshire & the Humber Black Activist Development Programme (2023).
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The day everything changed: midwifery during the Covid-19 pandemic
The day everything changed: midwifery during the Covid-19 pandemic, By Suzanne Hardacre, Head of Midwifery in Cardiff during the Covid-19 pandemic and member of the Royal College of Midwives
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Finding confidence and inner strength through my union
Finding confidence and inner strength through my union, by Marjorie Magsino, a nurse at Moriston Hospital and UNISON member
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Becoming a trade union rep just before the Covid-19 pandemic
Becoming a trade union rep just before the Covid-19 pandemic, By Stacey Keane, midwife in Cwm Taf Morganwg and member of the Royal College of Midwives.
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We need workplaces where everyone is treated with dignity and respect
Julia Georgiou is General Secretary of the NHBC Staff Association and is a member of the TUC’s LGBT+ committee shared some of her thoughts and experiences of being a trans person at work.
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No child left behind – Free school meals for all
With families under immense financial pressure, it is more important than ever to provide free school meals for every child. For many children, free school meals are their main source of hot and nutritious food.
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We will defend the right to strike at all costs
Make no mistake – this is one of the most pernicious pieces of union-bashing legislation you will ever see.
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